Closure with open lid retainer
First Claim
1. A closure for use on a container defining an opening communicating with the container interior, said closure comprising:
- a body for being mounted to said container over said container opening and defining at least a first aperture for communicating through said container opening with the container interior, said body having a peripheral side wall outwardly of said first aperture, said body including a transverse top wall defining at least said first aperture;
a cover mounted to said body over said body top wall and defining at least a first lid;
at least a first hinge means for connecting said first lid directly to another part of said cover for accommodating the pivoting of said first lid between a closed position occluding said first aperture and an open position spaced away from said first aperture;
said first lid including a first arm at one end of said first hinge means projecting away from the rest of said first lid beyond said first hinge means;
at least one of said first arm and said side wall being resilient; and
said first arm being configured to engage said body side wall when said first lid is in said open position whereby said first lid is held in said open position by frictional engagement between said first arm and said side wall.
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Abstract
A closure is provided for use on a container that has an opening communicating with the container interior. The closure includes a body for being mounted to the container over the container opening and for defining at least a first aperture communicating through the container opening with the container interior. The body includes a peripheral side wall outwardly of the first aperture. The closure includes a cover on the body for defining at least a first lid to cover the first aperture. The closure includes a first hinge for accommodating pivoting of the first lid between a closed position occluding first aperture and an open position spaced away from the first aperture and for connecting the first lid directly to another part of the cover or the body. The first lid includes a first engaging arm for engaging the body side wall when the first lid is in the open position. Either or both the first engaging arm and body side wall are resilient whereby the first lid is held in the open position by frictional engagement between the first engaging arm and the body side wall.
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24 Claims
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1. A closure for use on a container defining an opening communicating with the container interior, said closure comprising:
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a body for being mounted to said container over said container opening and defining at least a first aperture for communicating through said container opening with the container interior, said body having a peripheral side wall outwardly of said first aperture, said body including a transverse top wall defining at least said first aperture; a cover mounted to said body over said body top wall and defining at least a first lid; at least a first hinge means for connecting said first lid directly to another part of said cover for accommodating the pivoting of said first lid between a closed position occluding said first aperture and an open position spaced away from said first aperture; said first lid including a first arm at one end of said first hinge means projecting away from the rest of said first lid beyond said first hinge means; at least one of said first arm and said side wall being resilient; and said first arm being configured to engage said body side wall when said first lid is in said open position whereby said first lid is held in said open position by frictional engagement between said first arm and said side wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A closure for use on a container defining an opening communicating with the container interior, said closure comprising:
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a body for being mounted to said container over said container opening and defining at least a first aperture for communicating through said container opening with the container interior, said body having a peripheral side wall outwardly of said first aperture; a cover on said body and defining at least a first lid; at least a first hinge means for accommodating the pivoting of said first lid between a closed position occluding said first aperture and an open position spaced away from said first aperture and for connecting said first lid directly to another part of said cover; said first lid including a first arm at one end of said first hinge means projecting away from the rest of said first lid beyond said first hinge means; at least one of said first arm and said side wall being resilient; and said first arm being configured to engage said body said wall when said first lid is in said open position whereby said first lid is held in said open position by frictional engagement between said first arm and said side wall; said body side wall being generally cylindrical; said first hinge means defining a first pivot axis; said first lid including (1) a transverse closure wall for occluding at least said first aperture and having the shape of a segment of a circle with said first pivot axis defining the chord of said segment, and (2) a flange that (a) has a partially cylindrical configuration, (b) depends from the arcuate periphery of said transverse closure wall, and (c) extends around the arcuate periphery of said transverse closure wall from one end of said chord to the other end of said chord; and said first arm projecting away from said first pivot axis as an extension of said partially cylindrical flange. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A closure for use on a container defining an opening communicating with the container interior, said closure comprising:
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a body for being mounted to said container over said container opening and defining at least a first aperture for communicating through said container opening with the container interior, said body having a peripheral side wall outwardly of said first aperture; a cover on said body and defining at least a first lid; at least a first hinge means for accommodating the pivoting of said first lid between a closed position occluding said first aperture and an open position spaced away from said first aperture and for connecting said first lid directly to another part of said cover; said first lid including a first arm at one end of said first hinge means projecting away from the rest of said first lid beyond said first hinge means; at least one of said first arm and said side wall being resilient; and said first arm being configured to engage said body side wall when said first lid is in said open position whereby said first lid is held in said open position by frictional engagement between said first arm and said side wall; said body defining a second aperture for communicating through said container opening with the container interior; said cover defining a second lid; and said first and second lids being connected together by said first hinge means to accommodate (1) pivoting of said first lid between a closed position occluding said first aperture and an open position spaced away from said first aperture and (2) pivoting of said second lid between a closed position occluding said second aperture and an open position spaced away from said second aperture. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A closure for use on a container defining an opening communicating with the container interior, said closure comprising:
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a body for being mounted to said container over said container opening and defining at least a first aperture for communicating through said container opening with the container interior, said body having a peripheral side wall outwardly of said first aperture; a cover on said body and defining at least a first lid; at least a first hinge means for accommodating the pivoting of said first lid between a closed position occluding said first aperture and an open position spaced away from said first aperture and for connecting said first lid directly to another part of said cover; said first lid including a first arm at one end of said first hinge means projecting away from the rest of said first lid beyond said first hinge means; at least one of said first arm and said side wall being resilient; and said first arm being configured to engage said body side wall when said first lid is in said open position whereby said first lid is held in said open position by frictional engagement between said first arm and said side wall; said body including a transverse top wall defining said first aperture and defining a second aperture communicating through said container opening with the container interior; said cover being mounted to said body over said body top wall; said cover including a stationary bridge extending over said body and includes a second lid for occluding said second aperture; said first hinge means connecting said first lid with said stationary bridge about a first pivot axis; and said closure including a second hinge means for connecting said second lid to said stationary bridge for pivoting about a second pivot axis between a closed position occluding said second aperture and an open position spaced away from said second aperture. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A closure for use on a container defining an opening communicating with the container interior, said closure comprising:
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a body for being mounted to said container over said container opening, said body including a transverse top wall defining at least a first aperture for communicating through said container opening with the container interior, said body having a peripheral side wall outwardly of said first aperture; a cover on said body and including at least a first lid, said cover further including a stationary bridge mounted to said body transverse top wall; at least a first hinge means for connecting said first lid to said stationary bridge for pivoting between a closed position occluding said first aperture and an open position spaced away from said first aperture; said first lid including a first arm at one end of said first hinge means projecting away from the rest of said first lid beyond said first hinge means adjacent said stationary bridge; at least one of said first arm and said side wall being resilient; and said first arm being configured to engage said body side wall when said first lid is in said open position whereby said first lid is held in said open position by frictional engagement between said first arm and said side wall.
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12. A closure for use on a container defining an opening communicating with the container interior, said closure comprising:
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body means for being mounted to said container over said container opening and for defining at least a first aperture for communicating through said container opening with the container interior, said body means having a peripheral side wall outwardly of said first aperture; cover means on said body means for defining at least a first lid to cover said first aperture; at least a first hinge means for connecting said first lid to another part of said cover means and for accommodating the pivoting of said first lid about an axis over said container opening between a closed position occluding said first aperture and an open position spaced away from said first aperture; and said first lid including a first engaging means for engaging said body means side wall when said first lid is in said open position, at least one of said first engaging means and said body means side wall being resilient whereby said first lid is held in said open position by frictional engagement between said first engaging means and said body means side wall. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A closure for use on a container defining an opening communicating with the container interior, said closure comprising:
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body means for being mounted to said container over said container opening and for defining at least a first aperture for communicating through said container opening with the container interior, said body means having a peripheral side wall outwardly of said first aperture; cover means on said body means for defining a stationary bridge and at least a first lid to cover said first aperture; at least a first hinge means for connecting said first lid to said bridge for accommodating the pivoting of said first lid between a closed position occluding said first aperture and an open position spaced away from said first aperture; and said first lid including a first engaging means for engaging said body means side wall when said first lid is in said open position, at least one of said first engaging means and said body means side wall being resilient whereby said first lid is held in said open position by frictional engagement between said first engaging means and said body means side wall.
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15. A closure for use on a container defining an opening communicating with the container interior, said closure comprising:
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body means for being mounted to said container over said container opening and for defining at least a first aperture for communicating through said container opening with the container interior, said body means having a peripheral side wall outwardly of said first aperture; cover means on said body means for defining at least a first lid to cover said first aperture; at least a first hinge means for connecting said first lid to another part of said cover means and for accommodating the pivoting of said first lid between a closed position occluding said first aperture and an open position spaced away from said first aperture; said first lid including a first engaging means for engaging said body means side wall when said first lid is in said open position, at least one of said first engaging means and said body means side wall being resilient whereby said first lid is held in said open position by frictional engagement between said first engaging means and said body means side wall; said body means defining a second aperture for communicating through said container opening with the container interior; said closure including a second hinge means for accommodating the pivoting of said second lid between a closed position occluding said second aperture and an open position spaced away from said second aperture and for connecting said second lid to another part of said cover means; and said second engaging means including a resilient second arm at one end of said second hinge means, said second arm projecting away from the rest of said second lid beyond said second hinge means. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A closure for use on a container defining an opening communicating with the container interior, said closure comprising:
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body means for being mounted to said container over said container opening and for defining at least a first aperture for communicating through said container opening with the container interior, said body means having a peripheral side wall outwardly of said first aperture, said body means defining a resilient collar; cover means on said body means for defining at least a first lid to cover said first aperture, said cover means including a projection for being releasably held by said collar in snap-fit engagement to hold said cover means on said body means; at least a first hinge means for connecting said first lid to another part of said cover means and for accommodating the pivoting of said first lid between a closed position occluding said first aperture and an open position spaced away from said first aperture; and said first lid including a first engaging means for engaging said body means side wall when said first lid is in said open position, at least one of said first engaging means and said body means side wall being resilient whereby said first lid is held in said open position by frictional engagement between said first engaging means and said body means side wall.
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18. A closure for use on a container defining an opening communicating with the container interior, said closure comprising:
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a body for being mounted to said container over said container opening and defining at least a first aperture for communicating through said container opening with the container interior, said body having a peripheral side wall outwardly of said first aperture; a cover on said body and defining at least a first lid; at least a first hinge means for accommodating the pivoting of said first lid between a closed position occluding said first aperture and an open position spaced away from said first aperture and for connecting said first lid directly to said body; said first lid including a first arm at one end of said first hinge means projecting away from the rest of said first lid beyond said first hinge means; at least one of said first arm and said side wall being resilient; said first arm being configured to engage said body side wall when said first lid is in said open position whereby said first lid is held in said open position by frictional engagement between said first arm and said side wall; said body side wall being generally cylindrical; said first hinge means defining a first pivot axis; said first lid including (1) a transverse closure wall for occluding at least said first aperture and having the shape of a segment of a circle with said first pivot axis defining the chord of said segment, and (2) a flange that (a) has a partially cylindrical configuration, (b) depends from the arcuate periphery of said transverse closure wall, and (c) extends around the arcuate periphery of said transverse closure wall from one end of said chord to the other end of said chord; and said first arm projecting away from said first pivot axis as an extension of said partially cylindrical flange. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A closure for use on a container defining an opening communicating with the container interior, said closure comprising:
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a body for being mounted to said container over said container opening and defining at least a first aperture for communicating through said container opening with the container interior, said body having a peripheral side wall outwardly of said first aperture; a cover on said body and defining at least a first lid; at least a first hinge means for accommodating the pivoting of said first lid between a closed position occluding said first aperture and an open position spaced away from said first aperture and for connecting said first lid directly to said body; said first lid including a first arm at one end of said first hinge means projecting away form the rest of said first lid beyond said first hinge means; at least one of said first arm and said side wall being resilient; said first arm being configured to engage said body side wall when said first lid is in said open position whereby said first lid is held in said open position by frictional engagement between said first arm and said side wall; said body defining a second aperture for communicating through said container opening with the container interior; said cover defining a second lid; and said first hinge means connecting said second lid directly to said body along with said first lid about a common hinge axis to accommodate (1) pivoting of said first lid between a closed position occluding said first aperture and an open position spaced away from said first aperture and (2) pivoting of said second lid between a closed position occluding said second aperture and an open position spaced away from said second aperture. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A closure for use on a container defining an opening communicating with the container interior, said closure comprising:
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body means for being mounted to said container over said container opening and for defining at least a first aperture for communicating through said container opening with the container interior, said body means having a peripheral side wall outwardly of said first aperture; cover means on said body means for defining at least a first lid to cover said first aperture; at least a first hinge means for accommodating the pivoting of said first lid between a closed position occluding said first aperture and an open position spaced away from said first aperture and for connecting said first lid to said body means; said first lid including a first engaging means for engaging said body means side wall when said first lid is in said open position, at least one of said first engaging means and said body means side wall being resilient whereby said first lid is held in said open position by frictional engagement between said first engaging means and said body means side wall; said body means defining a second aperture for communicating through said container opening with the container interior; said closure including a second hinge means for accommodating the pivoting of said second lid between a closed position occluding said second aperture and an open position spaced away from said second aperture and for connecting said second lid to said body means; and said second engaging means including a resilient second arm at one end of said second hinge means, said second arm projecting away from the rest of said second lid beyond said second hinge means.
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23. A closure for use on a container defining an opening communicating with the container interior, said closure comprising:
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body means for being mounted to said container over said container opening and for defining at least a first aperture for communicating through said container opening with the container interior, said body means having a peripheral side wall outwardly of said first aperture; cover means on said body means for defining at least a first lid to cover said first aperture; at least a first hinge means for connecting said first lid to said body means for accommodating the pivoting of said first lid about an axis over said container opening between a closed position occluding said first aperture and an open position spaced away from said first aperture; and said first lid including a first engaging means for engaging said body means side wall when said first lid is in said open position, at least one of said first engaging means and said body means side wall being resilient whereby said first lid is held in said open position by frictional engagement between said first engaging means and said body means side wall. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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